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Ep. 44 - Putting G-d on Hold
It's been three days since Avraham's circumcision. He is in pain, sweating in the midday heat, when G-d comes to visit him. Then three strangers appear in the distance, and Avraham runs toward them,…
Ep. 43 - The One-Time Mitzvah
Avraham has already passed nine of his ten tests, and G-d is standing in front of him with a covenant that will be stamped into the flesh of every Jewish male for the rest of history. The questions…
Ep. 42 - Walk Before Me and Be Perfect
Avram is 99 years old when Hashem appears to him with a new name for Himself, El Shaddai, and an interesting command: walk before Me and be perfect. Rabbi Epstein and Tom spend this episode unpacking…
Pesach Special: The Inner Exodus
The Haggadah tells us that if we don't mention three things on Seder night, we haven't fulfilled the mitzvah: Pesach, Matzah, and Maror. But why reduce one of the most layered nights of the Jewish…
Ep. 40 - Where have you come from, and where are you going?
Sarai had a plan. Unable to conceive, she tells Avram to take her maidservant Hagar as a concubine. Whatever child comes from this union will be hers. She picks Hagar deliberately, having spent ten…
Ep. 39 - Sarai's Gambit
Sarai, the matriarch of the Jewish people, makes a stunning statement to her husband: take Hagar, my maidservant, as a concubine. Whatever child comes from this will be mine. This episode unpacks one…
Ep. 38 - Locking in for Eternity
G-d has just promised Abraham children and a land to inherit. And then Abraham has the audacity to ask G-d: "How will I know that I will inherit it?" How could he ask that? He fears that his…
Ep. 37 - Looking Down at the Stars
Abraham just defeated four kings. He refused their wealth. He should feel victorious. Instead, he's terrified. G-d appears to him in a vision and says: "Fear not, Abraham. I am a shield for you. Your…
Ep. 36 - Not a Thread
Abraham comes back from the battle. The king of Sodom is waiting with an offer: keep all the wealth, just return the people.Abraham won't touch any of it. Not a thread, not a shoe strap. He refuses…
Ep. 35 - Abraham's Impossible War
Four mighty kings wage war against five. They crush armies, wipe out giants, conquer cities. When the fighting ends, Lot has been taken captive.A fugitive named Og brings Abraham the news. Abraham…
Ep. 34 - Lot's Gamble
Abraham and Lot can't stay together anymore. Their shepherds are fighting. The land can't support both of them. It's time to separate.But here's what makes this moment extraordinary: Abraham gives…
Ep. 33 - Famine, Faith, and Divine Silence: Abraham's Egyptian Descent
Abraham finally arrives in the land G-d promised him…and immediately faces famine. No rain. Dying animals. A starving community. This is G-d's idea of a blessing?This is the world's first famine…
Ep. 32 - The Illusion of Control: Abraham's Journey to Canaan
When G-d tells Abraham "Go for yourself from your land, from your relatives, and from your father's house to the land I will show you," there's a problem: Abraham doesn't know which direction to…
Ep. 31 - Abraham's Training Ground
Abraham didn't become the father of the Jewish people in a single moment of faith. He was forged through ten tests—each one preparing him for the next, each one impossible to pass without the…
Ep. 30 - Heaven's Two Entrances
Judaism holds a view almost no other religion shares: you don't need to be Jewish to get to heaven. You just need to be a good person.In this episode, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein explores the seven Noahide…
Ep. 29 - The Idol Smasher
What turns the son of an idol-maker into the father of monotheism? After 20 generations of humanity swinging between pure physicality and pure spirituality, one young man discovered the revolutionary…
Ep. 28 - When Unity Becomes Rebellion
What happens when the entire world unites... for the wrong purpose? In this episode, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein takes you on a tour of the Tower of Babel and humanity's coordinated attempt to wage war…
Ep. 27 - Gaza, Nineveh, and the Ancient World Map
Who were the 70 nations that would shape all of human history? In this episode, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein reveals the background of the 70 nations mentioned in Genesis Chapter 10. You'll discover why…
Ep. 26 - Wine Before Wheat
When Noah stepped off the Ark into a silent, barren world, his first act was planting a vineyard…not wheat. Was it a holy intention or a coping mechanism? In this episode, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein…
Ep. 25 - A Promise Written with Light
Every rainbow carries a hidden message that ancient warriors would instantly recognize—but most of us miss it completely. When an archer surrenders, he turns his bow backwards, pointing it away from…
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